A search on the term “Active Directory” in Twitter brought up this item this morning: I have written about an Active Directory bad word filter before and just find it funny that within a week there is the perfect example of why you need a filter for Active Directory groups. Of course, this twitterer is…
A Virtual Private Network or VPN, is a technology that helps you establish an encrypted environment on your network so that when you access the World Wide Web, your system is safe and secure from prying eyes. In addition to this, VPN also facilitates in hiding your IP address so that you can visit websites…
So you have decided to delegate Active Directory management to your end users, resolving that they know who should be in their AD groups better than the help desk ever will. The thing is, users keep lists: department lists, lists of people who help plan office parties, lists of department assistants, et cetera. When giving the…
OK, I admit it. I am a big Clint Eastwood fan. And it helps me as I talk to clients! The IT landscape is full of dangers and people with black hats. It’s a complex world where resources can be scarce. It pays to keep your head down, your words to a minimum, and to…
We had our customer advisory committee meeting today where we discuss product priorities with a select group of customers. This is part of the Agile Methodology where a group of stakeholders help set priorities and define what features should look like. As always, Active Directory group lifecycle was discussed; we are looking at new and…
I was recently perusing Technet’s script repository which details all of the scripts related to Active Directory groups. It was fascinating in that these scripts did a lot of great things but required quite a lot of work if you wanted them for anything other than one-off requests. And that’s not even getting into the…